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Author:: Ji, Yan
Title:: Low-temperature Operation of Li-ion Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: lithium
battery
electrochemistry
modeling
low temperature
electric vehicles
File:: Download YanJi_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Special Member

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Author:: Barrientos, Eduardo Jose
Title:: Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Oxygenated Fuels
Sooting Tendency
Soot Oxidative Reactivity
Smoke Point
Diffusion Flames
PM emissions
File:: Download Barrientos_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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Author:: Raj Mohan, Vivek Raja
Title:: Development and application of a transported probability density function model for advanced compression-ignition engines
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: PDF model
compression-ignition engines
engine modeling
soot modeling
gasoline engine
heavy-duty engines
CFD modeling
File:: Download VivekRajaRajMohan_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

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Author:: Wang, Yefu
Title:: effects of fuel molecular structures on pollutants in co-flow laminar flames
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: fuel
molecular structure
co-flow laminar flame
soot
aromatic species
LII
LIF
laser diagnostics
File:: Download EFFECTS_OF_FUEL_MOLECULAR_STRUCTURES_ON_POLLUTANTS_IN_CO-FLOW_LAMINAR_FLAMES.pdf
Committee Members:: Thomas Litzinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Donald Richards, Committee Member

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Author:: Sarkar, Soumalya
Title:: Hierarchical Symbolic Perception in Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Symbolic Dynamics
Data Driven
Hierarchical approach
Multi-scale analysis
Combustion Instability
Fault detection
File:: Download Dissertation_Soumalya_Sarkar_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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Author:: Gibson, Jeffrey Reed
Title:: Geometric Effects on Static Turbine Rim Seals
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Rim Seal
Hot Gas Ingress
Cavity
Flow field
Sealing Effectiveness
File:: Download Gibson_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Special Member

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Author:: Dasgupta, Adhiraj Kishore
Title:: Numerical Simulation of AxiSymmetric Laminar Diffusion Flames with Soot
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: soot
laminar flames
OpenFOAM
diffusion flames
CFD modeling
File:: Download akd144_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Special Member

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Author:: Nelson, Cameron Stuart
Title:: A Higher-Order Numerical Method for Solid Conductive Heat Transfer
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: higher-order
finite volume
numerical
conduction
heat transfer
File:: Download MASTERS_THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Borz, Meghan Justine
Title:: GAS JET STUDIES FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED INJECTION SCHEDULES AND BOWL DESIGN IN DIESEL ENGINES
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: gas jet
compression ignition
schlieren
jet-tip penetration
multiple injections
pilot injection
post injection
split injection
laser induced fluorescence
jet-jet interaction
piston geometry
File:: Download BorzThesisFinal_160627v2.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

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Author:: Nandi, Tarak Nath
Title:: EFFECTS OF BLADE BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AND DAYTIME ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE ON WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE ANALYZED WITH BLADE-RESOLVED SIMULATION AND FIELD DATA
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Fluid Mechanics
CFD
turbulence
transition
atmospheric boundary layer
actuator line method
RANS
LES
Wind Energy
File:: Download Penn_State_University_Dissertation_forSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:: James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Outside Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Special Member

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